This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'
A recurring theme used in the Bible to describe the state of man
in the last days is "lawlessness." Now, I know that
"lawlessness" as referred to on many occasions in the Bible
means much more than small-time hoods knocking over liquor
stores or mafia dons running numbers and prostitution rings.

I believe the "lawlessness" that is prophesied to characterize
the last-days will be a general state of disregard and disdain
for the righteous and holy, the good, the right, the lawful,
even the civil. It goes without saying that we'll see a rise in
crime as the end approaches and Satan expands his influence in
this world. But the Bible indicates we'll see other expressions
of "lawlessness," too.

We Americans have been blessed to live our lives in this
Republic that is founded on laws, not the whims of men. This
"society of laws" is guaranteed by our Constitution, perhaps one
of history's grandest, most unique documents.

But we are witnessing a continuous erosion of the rights and
liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. As our leaders display
less regard for the authority of the founding document, our
society suffers.

This administration has shown that it values its own ideology
above the US Constitution. Charged with upholding the nation's
laws, it has willfully refused to enforce or defend those laws
on more than one occasion. Attorney General Eric Holder refused
to defend the "Defense of Marriage Act," refused to prosecute
the New Black Panthers for blatant voter intimidation, and
turned a blind eye to "Operation Fast and Furious."

The administration refuses to enforce existing immigration law
and sued those states who did. It illegally engaged in military
adventures without the concurrence of Congress. It charged in to
bail out corporations, took ownership stakes, and saw to it that
its union cronies were rewarded before secured creditors. It
even forcibly passed an omnibus healthcare program that broke
all convention to force all citizens to purchase a product --
legislation that will almost certainly be declared
unconstitutional next year.

It has consistently circumvented the other branches of the
federal government by taking actions administratively that have
been forbidden by the courts or the Congress. And those are just
some of the things we know about!

So, if the very ones charged by the Constitution with upholding
the law are themselves engaged in lawlessness, what does that
portend for the rest of our society? And for our future?

The latest example of the administration's refusal to uphold the
law involves the State Department. US law requires that the
place of birth for any US citizen born in Jerusalem be listed in
his or her passport as "Jerusalem, Israel." The State
Department, which issues American passports, ignores that law
and, instead, lists the place of birth as simply "Jerusalem." No
mention of Israel.

Could the motive be any more obvious? The Muslims and
Palestinians do not want Jerusalem to be identified as part of
Israel. And since the administration is obsessed with pleasing
the Muslims and Palestinians, but couldn't care less about what
the Jews and Israelis want, they refuse to obey the law. Not
only does this demonstrate a disdain for our entire system of
law, but it illustrates the administration's anti-Israel bias.

The Supreme Court has now agreed to hear a case involving this
issue. As a result, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton now has
to defend her refusal to uphold a law that she voted FOR when
she was a senator from New York.

The Bible predicts that between man's "sin nature" and Satan's
desire to "kill and destroy" God's creation, lawlessness will
one day engulf the world. In fact, it predicts that the world
will be completely controlled by a person it describes precisely
as the "lawless one" -- the Antichrist. The only thing that
prevents that from happening today is the presence in the world
of the "restrainer of lawlessness" -- the Holy Spirit.

But someday soon, God the Father will decide that the world has
finally chosen "lawlessness" and He will remove the Restrainer.
And since the Restrainer indwells all true believers, that means
He can only be removed if WE are removed from this earth. That's
what we refer to as "the Rapture." Don't miss that escape. Trust
me, you do not want to be on this earth when lawlessness reigns.

I'll bet you thought Karl Marx was an obscure German philosopher
who wrote a couple of books in the 19th century that are now
gathering dust on library shelves around the world. Wrong! The
works of Karl Marx, most notably "Das Kapital" and "The
Communist Manifesto," are alive and well. In fact, they're
apparently the guiding documents of much of what we see
happening in America today.

If anyone tries to tell you that Marxism, Socialism, and,
believe it or not, Communism are hazy ghosts from the ancient
past, don't believe them. Marxism is the guiding philosophy of
the current administration, socialism is its determined goal,
and communism may well be the result of its efforts if it gets
its way and another four years.

If you don't believe me, just read the signs and placards of the
"Occupy Wall Street" movements that the administration has
lustily embraced. Further, just look at the destructive spending
and smothering regulatory programs that the administration
pursues with "ram it down your throat" tactics. These are not
just the miscalculations of a naive and incompetent leadership.
These are considered, purposeful actions designed to crash and
destroy capitalism and our way of life so that another can be
instituted in its place.

Far be it from me to say to America, "Wake up and smell the
coffee," but, America, wake up and smell the coffee! And
Believers, wake up and seek God's mercy on our great nation!

Finally, the world's most famous hostage, Israeli IDF sergeant
Gilad Shalit, is home at last. He was released by Hamas on
Tuesday. To win his freedom, Israel agreed to release 1,027
Palestinian prisoners, including about 400 with "blood on their
hands." That means they were directly linked to the deaths of
Israeli Jews in terrorism attacks.

The debate now begins over whether Israel paid too high a price
for this lone soldier's freedom. Whatever the conclusion, it
illustrates one thing perfectly: Judeo and Christian societies
value Life. Muslim societies value Death. For the Israelis, one
young Jewish life is worth 1,000 terrorists and murderers. For
the Palestinians, the return of 1,000 terrorists and murderers
as "heroes" is worthy of celebration.